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Written by Leigh Ann Caldwell   
Thursday, 13 March 2008 09:00

Mar. 13, Headlines - The Democratic campaigns head to Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton's campaign is attempting to focus the media's attention on this state, hoping to over-emphasize the importance of big states. Meanwhile, the Obama campaign says Pennsylvania is just one of ten states and territories left, which have four times as many delegates combined as Pennsylvania.

March 12 - Headlines
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Geraldine Ferraro resigns from Hillary Clinton's campaign. A fire storm erupted after she said Barack Obama is in the spot he's in, a the potential Democratic nominee, because he's black. She reiterated those remarks to several media outlets.

The Democratic party is not any closer to solving Michigan and Florida's orphaned delegates. Geraldine Ferraro Florida members of the House of Representatives say they oppose any sort of mail in election or do-over. Senator Bill Nelson seemed to disagree with the House's position, saying something needs to be done and another election might have to happen.

New York Governor Elliot Spitzer resigns amid allegations that he is part of a prostitution ring. His replacement is Lt. Governor David Paterson. Paterson will be the first African American Governor of the state, he's legally blind. When he assumes office on Monday, he will have a 4 billion dollar state deficit.

And euthanasia advocate and practitioner Dr. Jack Kevorkian might be running for Congress in Michigan. He told the Oakland Press, a local Michigan paper that he's thinking about it and that he'll have more on it next week.

 

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